Eastern Tatras
The Eastern Tatras form part of the European Tatra Mountains range in Poland and Slovakia. The term is rarely used, with the area more commonly referred to as the High Tatras and the Belianske Tatras () ranges. See also * Western Tatras * Tatra National Park, Slovakia *Tatra National Park, Poland Tatra National Park (; abbr. TPN) is a List of national parks of Poland, national park located in the Tatra Mountains in Tatra County, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in central-southern Poland.

Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. The territory has a varied landscape, diverse ecosystems, and a temperate climate. Poland is composed of Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 million people, and the List of European countries by area, fifth largest EU country by area, covering . The capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city is Warsaw; other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, and Gdańsk. Prehistory and protohistory of Poland, Prehistoric human activity on Polish soil dates to the Lower Paleolithic, with continuous settlement since the end of the Last Gla ...
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Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about , hosting a population exceeding 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice. The Slavs arrived in the territory of the present-day Slovakia in the 5th and 6th centuries. From the late 6th century, parts of modern Slovakia were incorporated into the Pannonian Avars, Avar Khaghanate. In the 7th century, the Slavs played a significant role in the creation of Samo's Empire. When the Avar Khaghanate dissolved in the 9th century, the Slavs established the Principality of Nitra before it was annexed by the Great Moravia, Principality of Moravia, which later became Great Moravia. When Great Moravia fell in the 10th century, the territory was integrated i ...
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High Tatras
The High Tatras or High Tatra Mountains (; ; ,'' Vysoki Tatry''; ; ), are a mountain range along the border of northern Slovakia in the Prešov Region, and southern Poland in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. They are a range of the Tatra Mountains chain. Description The mountain range borders the Belianske Tatras to the east, the Podtatranská kotlina to the south, and the Western Tatras to the west. Most of the range, and all the highest peaks, are in Slovakia. The highest peak is Gerlachovský štít, at . Biogeography The High Tatras, having 29 peaks over AMSL are, with the Southern Carpathians, the only mountain ranges with an alpine tundra, alpine character and habitats in the entire length of the Carpathian Mountains system. The first European cross-border national park, Tatra National Park, was founded here with Tatra National Park, Slovakia, Tatra National Park (''Tatranský národný park'') in Slovakia in 1948, and Tatra National Park, Poland, Tatra National Park ('' ...
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Belianske Tatras
Belianske Tatras (, ) is a mountain range in the Eastern Tatras of North Central Slovakia. The Eastern Tatras are part of the Tatra Mountains, which are part of the Inner Western Carpathians. The highest point is Havran at . Like most of the area, the peak is not accessible for tourists to protect the rare animals and plants. The first inhabitants were shepherds in the 14th century. The main 14 km long ridge contains mountains built of limestone and dolomite with distinctive karst topography. One of just a few caves in the Tatras open to public – Belianska Cave – is located here. Ecology and biology The whole area is a national nature reserve covering 54.08 km2 (20.9 mi2), which is part of Tatra National Park. Many endemic, rare and endangered species live or grow here. The northern parts of the Belianske Tatras are home to the largest population of the Tatra chamois, which is endemic to the Tatras. The typical flower of the mountains is Edelweiss ...
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Western Tatras
The Western Tatras (; ) are mountains in the Tatras, part of the Carpathian Mountains, located on the Polish- Slovak border. The mountains border the High Tatras in the east, Podtatranská kotlina in the south, Choč Mountains in the west and Rów Podtatrzański in the north. The main ridge is 37 kilometers long and the mountain range contains 31 two-thousanders. Western Tatras are the second highest mountain range both in Poland and Slovakia; its highest peak is Bystrá at 2,248 meters. Other notable mountains include Jakubiná (2,194 m), Baranec (2,184 m), Baníkov (2,178 m), Tri kopy (2,136.3 m), Plačlivé (2,125.1 m), Ostrý Roháč (2,087.5 m), Volovec (Polish: ''Wołowiec''; 2,064 m), Kasprowy Wierch (Slovak: ''Kasprov vrch''; 1,987 m) and Giewont (1,894 m). They are partially located in the traditional regions of Liptov Liptov () is a historical and geographical region in central Slovakia with around 140,000 inhabitants. The area is also known by ...
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Tatra National Park, Slovakia
Tatra(s) National Park (; abbr. TANAP) is one of the nine national parks in Slovakia. It is situated in North Central Slovakia in the Tatra Mountains. The park is important for protecting a diverse variety of flora and fauna, with many endemic species, including the Tatra chamois. The Tatra Mountains form a natural border between Slovakia to the south and Poland to the north, and both countries have cooperated since the early 20th century on efforts to protect the area. Poland created an adjoining national park, and UNESCO later designated the combined effort a transboundary biosphere reserve. Geography The Tatra National Park protects the Slovak areas of the High Tatras mountain range in the Eastern Tatras (''Východné Tatry'') ranges, and areas of the Western Tatras (''Západné Tatry'') ranges. The west part of the Tatra National Park is situated in the Žilina Region and the east part in the Prešov Region. The national park covers an area of 738 km2 (284.9&nb ...
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Tatra National Park, Poland
Tatra National Park (; abbr. TPN) is a List of national parks of Poland, national park located in the Tatra Mountains in Tatra County, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in central-southern Poland.en.poland.gov: Tatra National Park
. accessed 5.12.2013 The park is headquartered in the town of Zakopane. The Tatra Mountains form a natural border between Poland to the north and Slovakia to the south, and the two countries have cooperated since the early 20th century on efforts to protect the area. Slovakia created an Tatra National Park, Slovakia, adjoining national park, and UNESCO later designated the area a transboundary biosphere reserve.

Park history

The first calls for protection of the Tatras came at the end of the 19th century. In 1925, the first efforts to crea ...
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Eastern Tatras
The Eastern Tatras form part of the European Tatra Mountains range in Poland and Slovakia. The term is rarely used, with the area more commonly referred to as the High Tatras and the Belianske Tatras () ranges. See also * Western Tatras * Tatra National Park, Slovakia *Tatra National Park, Poland Tatra National Park (; abbr. TPN) is a List of national parks of Poland, national park located in the Tatra Mountains in Tatra County, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in central-southern Poland.

Mountain Ranges Of The Carpathians
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the ecosystems of mountains: different elevations have different plants and animals. Because of the less hospitable terrain and climate, mountains te ...
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